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Apr 08 2021

PPE Shortage Briefing: PPE Sold on WhatsApp Add to Price Gouging, N95s Remain Inaccessible

By Unnati Gupta PPE Insights, PPE Shortage Briefing

N95 masks continue to be in short supply for hospitals and other healthcare professionals despite an excess supply. Meanwhile, PPE sold on WhatsApp, a popular messaging app, has allowed sellers to gouge prices despite a federal crackdown on the practice.

Apr 01 2021

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PPE Shortage Briefing: COVID-19 Numbers Are Up After Weeks in Decline

By Unnati Gupta PPE Shortage Briefing

COVID-19 infections spent weeks in decline before slowly plateauing in early March. Weeks later, the numbers are up--this time fueled by spring breakers and states prematurely lifting COVID-19 restrictions, like mask mandates.

Mar 18 2021

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PPE Shortage Briefing: Healthcare Workers Are Still Reusing N95 Masks

By Unnati Gupta PPE Shortage Briefing

An error in the supply chain is to blame for healthcare workers' continued practice of resuing N95 masks.

Mar 09 2021

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PPE Shortage Briefing: Texas, Mississippi Lift Mask Mandates

By Unnati Gupta PPE Shortage Briefing

Two governors announced their states would be lifting their respective mask mandates. Meanwhile, in the United States, healthcare workers continue to ration personal protective equipment (PPE), revealing an ongoing healthcare crisis caused by issues in the supply chain.

Mar 04 2021

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PPE Shortage Briefing: N95 Exports Expose Ongoing Issues With PPE Supply Chain

By Unnati Gupta PPE Shortage Briefing

Millions of N95 masks were exported earlier this year, while American healthcare workers risk their lives every day by reusing PPE, exposing issues in the PPE Supply Chain.

Feb 22 2021

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PPE Shortage Briefing: Schools Struggle With Inadequate PPE Supply

By Unnati Gupta PPE Shortage Briefing

The Biden Administration has pledged to reopen schools to in-person instruction within its first 100 days. However, reopening schools comes with its own set of complications as schools lack the adequate PPE to reopen safely.

Feb 18 2021

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Shikha Gupta: Get Us PPE’s TIME100 Next 2021 Honoree

By Kat Elieth Porras Gonzalez News

Get Us PPE’s Executive Director, Shikha Gupta, M.D. was named in the 2021 TIME list of 100 individuals who are shaping the future of their fields and defining the next generation of leadership.

Feb 16 2021

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PPE Shortage Briefing: Shortages Continue Despite PPE Supply Chain Easing

By Unnati Gupta PPE Shortage Briefing

PPE supply chains begin to ease as COVID-19 cases decline; however, virus variants and inequitable access to PPE and vaccines continue to threaten a full recovery.

Feb 08 2021

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PPE Shortage Briefing: Boost PPE Production as COVID-19 Vaccine Rolls Out

By Kat Elieth Porras Gonzalez PPE Shortage Briefing

Get Us PPE continues to push for the production of personal protective equipment, noting that PPE will be necessary throughout the vaccination process, especially as COVID-19 variants are detected in at least 12 states.

Feb 04 2021

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PPE Shortage Briefing: Ramping Up Vaccine Distribution Equitably and Efficiently to Weather the Coming Wave

By Kat Elieth Porras Gonzalez PPE Shortage Briefing

Get Us PPE joins the vaccine conversation by advocating for equitable vaccine distribution, adding that access needs to be open to all Americans for a successful vaccine campaign.

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